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Post by Soccerhouse on Sept 7, 2018 15:34:26 GMT -5
Stealing the topic from 3four3s John Pranjić
Here is a question for everyone to ponder:
What is the incentive for a club to scholarship a good player that cannot afford their program? (Let's eliminate doing a good deed from the conversation so we can immediately drill deeper.)
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 7, 2018 16:06:24 GMT -5
Some of the reasons I have seen/heard over the years are as follows: When you have a very good player, you may not want to lose them to another rival club. It could be used as an incentive to bring a talented player to your club from another academy. To piggy back off of that, that one player if convinced to make the move to your club, might garner other talented players to move also, so they can play together. Another option would be to lessen the pain of a family who would bring their other kids/nieces/nephews etc. to the club. So that one player becomes the anchor for 2, 3, 4, other players joining the club. Yet another option would be for the publicity if say the player where a nat'l team stalwart or the kid was just publicly and locally know ex: Andrew Carleton. Finally, I have heard of an in demand coach, wanting to bring his/her star player along since they are comfortable playing/training with that coach.
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Post by gaprospects on Sept 7, 2018 16:47:04 GMT -5
It's more of the coach's decision than the club's, in my experience. Obviously it's the club's money that's going into the scholarship but usually when a club scholarships a player, more often than not it's because the coach wants the kid on their team and the kid wants to play for the coach. Nothing else, really.
I doubt that's the answer Pranjic is looking for, though.
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Post by atv on Sept 7, 2018 17:44:18 GMT -5
Only 1 incentive, to win. Thereby, attracting more players to the club and/ or increasing the coach(es) recognition.
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Post by rifle on Sept 7, 2018 18:23:24 GMT -5
It’s for one thing: wins baby. Because wins breed registration number increases.
And ... not all clubs operate in the same way. One club that I had the misfortune to experience had a DOC who encouraged coaches to select players needing financial aid. Then after signing night the club told the parents the fees will be higher. I was TM and it was Bravo Sierra.
And don’t call it a scholarship. There is nothing scholarly about it.
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Post by soccerfan30 on Sept 7, 2018 23:17:24 GMT -5
Sounds 100% like someone I used to know who coached at GSA
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Post by hateallthesechanges on Sept 8, 2018 7:44:16 GMT -5
The club gives scholarships for club fees. But what about when these families can't/don't pay the TM for the travel fees then? Does the TM divide costs without them so the rest of the team eats that cost??? Yes, I realize club scholarships aren't always based on financial need.
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Post by RedDevil10 on Sept 8, 2018 8:35:15 GMT -5
Sounds 100% like someone I used to know who coached at GSA Sounds like somebody who coaches and who is in charge at GSA still .
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Post by Soccerhouse on Sept 8, 2018 9:37:21 GMT -5
Its tough, we've been in position where its after tryouts and a new kid wants to join the team but needs a scholarship to be able to afford to play. Problem is, the scholarships are either all taken or the team has "reached" its quota. Tough spot to be in.
One year, I had a team, where the parents all agreed to split the registration and travel expenses for one player.
on the opposite side
I've had a team, where parents refused to foot the travel expenses for other players. They were not in a position to do so and they themselves needed help. It makes for an uncomfortable situation for sure, and we at times would send emails asking folks if they wanted to contribute it was their decision.
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Post by rifle on Sept 8, 2018 13:49:14 GMT -5
Sounds 100% like someone I used to know who coached at GSA Sounds like somebody who coaches and who is in charge at GSA still . Wasn’t BK nor NP and the club has since made changes, I think, to avoid springing this gift on the rest of the team. It was truly crappy and the aloof DOC just expected everyone to keep on paying.
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